I avidly read the comments to stories in the Pioneer Press and the Star Tribune. That is, I read the comments until they get to the point where a few people just start doing the “YOU ARE!”/”NO YOU ARE!!!” dance and then I lose interest. (I often times wish the papers would limit folk to just 4 or 5 comments per story).
Anyway, regarding gun related news articles, does it really do any good to post to the comment section? I enjoy seeing folk correcting inaccuracies and, IMhO, “dumb” biases against guns but does it really do any good?
There is a, again---in my opinion, a very thoughtful and respectful commentator, Thomas L. Bonnett of Mendota Heights (he writes REAL letters to the editor, signing his name to them so I’m not “outing” him here) that almost always brings a lot of sane, rational thought to the comment section. In contrast there is one commentator that CONSTANTLY claims Oklahoma has NO GUN LAWS AT ALL!!! (Sheese!)
I suspect people with a certain viewpoint ignore Bonnett just as I ignore the idiot that thinks Federal laws don’t apply to Oklahoma. (Oh, wait, is my bias showing?).
I am VERY glad that there are not only people that “speak truth to power” but in the gun related world there are people like Bonnett that “speak smarts to ignorants”.
I hope they realize they are appreciated.
And of course I hope the folk in the MN Gun Caucus, like BStrawse, realize how much we appreciate THEM too.